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The Peoples Account

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The Peoples Account
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In 1985 three major uprisings rocked Britain in Brixton Handsworth and Tottenham The most explosive was the latter on the Broadwater Farm housing estate which resulted in the death of PC Keith Blakelock as well as in hundreds of arrests and a number of prison sentences The uprisings in both Brixton and Tottenham were sparked by police shootings of innocent black mothers The Peoples Accoung was shot during and after the Tottenham uprising Made by the Ceddo Film and Video Workshop it was commissioned by Channel 4 but was never shown as the broadcaster objected to its accusations of police racism
StarringLola YoungJohnathan BurnPhilip Wright
DirectorMilton Bryan
WriterCecil Gutzmore

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Ceddo Film and Video Workshop